Pinellas County, Florida -- Numbers released by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office Wednesday show crime last year saw a 5.8% decrease in the most serious crimes and a 5% drop in the overall crime rate.

This marks the fifth consecutive year with a decrease in the most serious crimes for the area, with an overall five-year decrease of 23.8%.

PCSO investigated 17 homicides in 2012, which was one of highest number of homicides in recent years and in 2013 that number dropped to 6, which is one of the lowest in recent years accounting for the 64% reduction.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Police need the public's help identifying a burglary suspect wearing all purple.

St. Pete police say the man dubbed the "purple burglar" and an accomplice burglarized two homes in close proximity to each other on the same day.

PHOTOS: 'Purple burglar,' accomplice hit two St. Pete homes

Dunedin, Florida -- A 19-year-old man who broke into a Dunedin home was arrested Friday morning, but not without putting up a fight against a deputy and his K-9.

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office says they received a report of a man breaking into a home in the 1200 block of Belcher Road around 10:30 a.m. After failed attempts to get the suspect, later identified as Ryan Packer, to come out on his own, deputies were let inside by the homeowner.